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Matthew 18:17-19
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Matthew 18:17-19
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
17 And if he even refuses[a] to listen to the church, let him be to you just like the Gentile[b] and the tax-collector[c]. 18 Truly I say to you, whatever you[d] bind[e] on earth will have been bound[f] in heaven. And whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven. 19 Again[g], truly I say to you that if two of you on earth agree concerning any matter which they may ask, it will be done for them by My Father in the heavens.
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- Matthew 18:17 The church focuses the individual on the impact of his sin on his relationship with Christ and the Christian community. He must choose between his sin and Christ.
- Matthew 18:17 That is, the non-believer.
- Matthew 18:17 That is, the traitor to the community, the outcast.
- Matthew 18:18 This is plural. Some think it refers to the church; others, to the apostles. Compare 16:19.
- Matthew 18:18 bind... loose. See 16:19.
- Matthew 18:18 Lit, will be having been bound. Likewise with ‘loosed’ next. Divine guidance is promised to the church.
- Matthew 18:19 Some think v 19-20 are in regard to the disciplinary decisions just mentioned, even if the church is two or three. Others think this is a separate point regarding prayer in general, unrelated to what precedes.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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